Basic Problems of Philosophy: Selected ReadingsDaniel J. Bronstein, Yervant Hovhannes Krikorian, Philip Paul Wiener |
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... simple . If we study the history of science , we see happen two inverse phenomena , so to speak . Sometimes simplicity hides under com- plex appearances ; sometimes it is the simplicity which is appar- ent , and which disguises ...
... simple . If we study the history of science , we see happen two inverse phenomena , so to speak . Sometimes simplicity hides under com- plex appearances ; sometimes it is the simplicity which is appar- ent , and which disguises ...
Page 285
... simple under the complex , then the complex under the simple , then again the simple under the complex , and so on , without our being able to foresee what will be the last term . We must stop somewhere , and that science may be ...
... simple under the complex , then the complex under the simple , then again the simple under the complex , and so on , without our being able to foresee what will be the last term . We must stop somewhere , and that science may be ...
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... simple persons are filled with the Holy Ghost , and in one instant are endowed with the most sublime wisdom and eloquence . And after considering these arguments , convinced by the strength of the proof , and not by the force of arms ...
... simple persons are filled with the Holy Ghost , and in one instant are endowed with the most sublime wisdom and eloquence . And after considering these arguments , convinced by the strength of the proof , and not by the force of arms ...
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